Shower Review Petro North Carolina
Mebane

This "Shower Review Petro North Carolina Mebane" is a
review
of the shower facility at the Petro Stopping Center in Mebane,
NC, USA, based upon our
own expectations of what a shower facility that caters to
professional truck drivers of commercial motor vehicles should be like,
our own preferences (especially in comparison to a home bathroom), and
our observations.

Shower Review Petro North Carolina Mebane

Date: 4/13/2010

Location: Petro Stopping
Center, Mebane, NC,
I-40/ 85, Exit 157

Overall Facility: Shower Review Petro North Carolina Mebane

Showers assigned via
kiosk.

Shower is free with
minimum 50
gallon purchase of fuel from a Petro Stopping Center anywhere in the
nation within the last 5 days or by purchase for USD $10

Shower #2

Note: On this day, we purchased a shower for USD
$10. Even before the
receipt was generated by the kiosk, the automated shower assignment
audio message could be heard.

Pros: Shower Review Petro North Carolina Mebane

One towel and washcloth were
waiting for us
in the shower

As
soon as the announcement about our shower assignment was heard, a
shower attendant (Jesus) was on hand to point us to the right shower
and get us extra towels

Shower was clean upon arrival

Counter space at sink was large
and expansive

The
two double-bulb light fixtures on the wall directly over the
sink
and next to it were more than sufficient to light up the entire room;
male drivers can get a close shave without nicking

The very wide mirror was well
positioned on
wall behind sink for
both short and tall drivers

Water pressure from sink was
good

Electrical outlets worked well

Shower
was designed to allow the user not to get wet when turning on the water
as well as to keep splattering outside the stall to a minimum

Two towel hooks were directly
outside the shower stall; a third was nearby

Door had a deadbolt lock

Washcloths were thicker than
the towels

Toilet flushed well

Water from showerhead warmed
only slightly when the toilet was flushed

Hooks were directly outside of
shower stall; it was easy to reach for a towel from inside the stall
upon
completion of shower

The air vent pulled
moisture out of the room such that there was only the smallest amount
of fogging of the mirror.

The built-in seat was large and
spacious, more than enough to hold an oversized shower bag and sit down
at the same time

Cons: Shower Review Petro North Carolina Mebane

There was no fan in the room

Towels were thin

While the showerhead appeared
to be like one you'd use at home, the water coming from it was not
evenly sprayed

Water pressure from the
showerhead was quite strong, almost too hard

The toilet paper holder was
defaced

There was a substantial amount
of graffiti on the back of the door, which was also damaged near the
floor.

Note: If you purchase a shower at this facility via the
kiosk,
you will need to insert two USD $5 bills. The extra note taped to the
kiosk instructed users to insert a USD $10 bill, but the kiosk will not
accept it. We know because we tried it.

Overall Grade

Overall grade for this
shower at this
facility on a scale of A+ to F- (with A+ being the best, F- being the
worst): B+